THOUGHTS ON INTEGRITY by Kristine Faust https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4 ARTICLE TAKEAWAYS en-us 2018-05-09 21:45:21 UTC 2026-03-22 03:40:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718396 Warren Buffet, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway said it best:, “In looking for people to hire, look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy.  And if they don’t have the first one, the other two will kill you.” ]]> 2018-05-10 17:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718396 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718603 Consequence]]> 2018-05-10 17:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718603 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718638 "When you lie down with dogs you get fleas"]]> 2018-05-10 17:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718638 Dishonesty 19jnieuwenhuis https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718672 2018-05-10 17:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718672 "Dishonesty may provide instant gratification in the moment but it will never last." https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718683 2018-05-10 17:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718683 "It may seem like people can gain power quickly and easily if they are willing to cut corners and act without the constraints of morality." https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718744 2018-05-10 17:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718744 It may seem like people can gain power quickly and easily if they are willing to cut corners and act without the constraints of morality. https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718830 2018-05-10 17:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718830 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718894  If we surround ourselves with people who are dishonest and willing to cut corners to get ahead, then we’ll surely find ourselves following a pattern of first enduring their behavior, then accepting their behavior, and finally adopting their behavior. ]]> 2018-05-10 17:34:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718894 The value of the trust others have in you is far beyond anything that can be measured. https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718933 2018-05-10 17:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718933 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718986 "

Success Will Come and Go, But Integrity Is Forever'

]]> 2018-05-10 17:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259718986 19jnieuwenhuis https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719049 People had integrity when telling the truth/doing the right thing when they were accused but were really not conforming with the devil. It is hard to have integrity when your own life is at stake.]]> 2018-05-10 17:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719049 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719071 Do  what is right, let the consequence follow. ]]> 2018-05-10 17:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719071 Discipline https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719151 2018-05-10 17:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719151 Reputation https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719154 2018-05-10 17:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719154 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719260 "It may not be today, and it may not be for many years, but you can rest assured that at some point there will always be a reckoning. " This quote gives good insight as to why there is no need to be bitter about someone else's decisions because it will eventually catch up with them. ]]> 2018-05-10 17:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719260 Courage https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719355 2018-05-10 17:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719355 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719395 " Profit in dollars or power is temporary, but profit in a network of people who trust you as a person of integrity is forever. "]]> 2018-05-10 17:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719395 Responsibility https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719406 2018-05-10 17:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719406 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719717 If you don't have integrity it will hurt your reputation which will affect what people think of you. ]]> 2018-05-10 17:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719717 Trust https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719753 2018-05-10 17:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719753   Do not allow yourself to get enticed into believing that “while they may be dishonest with others, they would never be dishonest with me.” If someone is dishonest in any aspect of his life you can be guaranteed that he will be dishonest in many aspects of his life. https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719848 2018-05-10 17:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719848 "A word of advice to those who are striving for a reputation of integrity: Avoid those who are not trustworthy. Do not do business with them. Do not associate with them. Do not make excuses for them. Do not allow yourself to get enticed into believing that “while they may be dishonest with others, they would never be dishonest with me.” In Salem it was better to distance yourself because then you wouldn't be accused or if you have ties to those that are accused, your reputation will be hurt from them. https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719981 2018-05-10 17:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259719981 "It may not be today, and it may not be for many years, but you can rest assured that at some point there will always be a reckoning." https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720171 2018-05-10 17:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720171 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720203 Excuses]]> 2018-05-10 17:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720203 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720258 “the end justifies the means"]]> 2018-05-10 17:37:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720258 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720342 " Inevitably we become more and more like the people we surround ourselves with day to day. "]]> 2018-05-10 17:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720342 Success will come and go, but integrity will last forever https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720597 2018-05-10 17:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720597 A person’s dishonesty will eventually catch up to them. It may not be today, and it may not be for many years, but you can rest assured that at some point there will always be a reckoning. https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720662 2018-05-10 17:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720662 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720780 Integrity is something that takes place when no one is looking.]]> 2018-05-10 17:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720780 "It is important to realize that others pay attention to those you have chosen to associate with, and they will inevitably judge your character by the character of your friends." https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720928 2018-05-10 17:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720928 Character https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720965 2018-05-10 17:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720965 Morals https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720995 2018-05-10 17:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259720995 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721076 '  If someone is dishonest in any aspect of his life you can be guaranteed that he will be dishonest in many aspects of his life. 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Even after all the consequences of their lies came to be, the girls in Salem still continued to be dishonest with their town in order to avoid getting in trouble. Their dishonest habits were ongoing.]]> 2018-05-10 17:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721076 Building a reputation of integrity takes years, but it takes only a second to lose, so never allow yourself to ever do anything that would damage your integrity. https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721184 2018-05-10 17:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721184 Integrity is not only what others see in you, but how we see the best versions of our self's. https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721246 2018-05-10 17:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721246 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721414 John Proctor's integrity is shown throughout The Crucible. Even in his final breaths, he refused to lie. Even when he knew the outcome of confessing was much happier, he didn't give in. Some might say that this was pride, but he truly had no amount of pride left after he came out with the truth about his relationship with Abigail.]]> 2018-05-10 17:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721414 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721487  consequences ]]> 2018-05-10 17:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721487 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721497 "Dishonesty may provide instant gratification in the moment but it will never last. I can think of several examples of people without integrity who are successful and who win without ever getting caught, which creates a false perception of the path to success that one should follow." Abigail Williams in The Crucible was able to get instant gratification and was led on the false perception that she was getting who she wanted, John Proctor. Instead, she was ruining her integrity.]]> 2018-05-10 17:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721497 Abigails doen't have integrity https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721527 2018-05-10 17:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721527 Every one person who trusts you will spread the word of that trust to at least a few of their associates, and word of your character will spread like wildfire. The value of the trust others have in you is far beyond anything that can be measured. https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721544 2018-05-10 17:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721544 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721888  It is important to realize that others pay attention to those you have chosen to associate with ]]> 2018-05-10 17:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259721888 We see integrity come up in our lives every day. It can be something very small that won't bother us later but we should still do the right thing. https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259722078 2018-05-10 17:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259722078 https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259722132 I like how this article explains that, without integrity, none of our successes would be worthwhile. If you are dishonest in achieving your goals, the achievement isn't worth the effort.]]> 2018-05-10 17:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kfaust3/cukc04kdvir4/wish/259722132